New Delhi: Child actress and social media influencer Riva Arora and her mother Nisha Arora have come under fire from internet users in recent days. Riva’s internet reputation was stellar, but all of that changed with the revelation of a project she was working on with actor Karan Kundrra.
Some internet users have taken offence to her recent videos in which she is shown romantically involved with men of much older ages, such as 38-year-old Karan Kundrra and 45-year-old Mika Singh. Because her social media videos and photos made her seem considerably older than her claimed age of 12, Riva faced severe hatred.
Internet users also blamed Riva’s mother has been blamed for her daughter's steroid usage and breast enlargement.
Riva's mother, Nisha has now called out the the cruel bullying on Internet and has clarified that her daughter is in Class X and has been working in the industry for the last 13 years
In an exclusive interview with indiaforums, Nisha said, “It’s unfortunate to see renowned publications are spreading false information about a young girl without any verifications. My daughter is currently in the 10th grade. She has been working in the industry for more than 13 years and has achieved everything with utmost integrity and perseverance.”
Additionally, Nisha posted a message on her Instagram story which reads: “I was calm, but not anymore. The allegations on my daughter's age are completely false and it's a saying that false news travels faster then ever and many reputed social media channel proved it. It is sad to see and disheartening for me. Atleast you should have cross checked with me before upload on reputed pages. My daughter is an actor and working in industry since years.”
Riva has acted as a child artist in films like 'Uri: The Surgical Strike’, ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’, ‘MOM’ and ‘Section 375.’